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Timothy Hutton as F. Scott in Pat O’Connor’s “Zelda”: “You’ve got to give the public what it wants, Zelda.” Natasha Richardson as Zelda: “You mean, it has to take what it can get.”

Biden and the Democratic Establishment have got to stop their quixotic pursuit of Manchin’s vote. He is being paid by big Republican donors to kybash Build Back Better, and so he will demand more and more concessions until BBB is … Continue reading →

I mean, if you need to live on the 109th floor looking down on the Empire State building, what does that say about your deep feelings of insecurity? And how about how unintegrated you are with society-at-large, aloof in your … Continue reading →

and the surrounding blocks that make up Billionaires’ Row. The enfilade of behemoth tombstone condos, fraudulently under-appraised for tax-avoidance purposes, (as reported by the New York Times), are ghost ships. Watch B1M’s “Why New York’s Billionaires’ Row is Half Empty.”

Sen. Manchin uses the Welfare Queen defense to excuse his adamant opposition to lifting American children out of poverty.

Biden, Schumer, and Pelosi deluded themselves and deceived their caucus about Joe Manchin.

After the New York City Council’s betrayal of NYC last Wednesday, we now have turncoat Joe Manchin’s betrayal of the American people, enabled by Bider, Schumer, and Pelosi. How is the Democratic Establishment going to pin this one on progressives, … Continue reading →

Republican pawn Sen. Biden commits a cataclysmic double cross–and announces it, naturally, on Fox “News.” Again, when will progressives learn never to trust the word of an Establishment Democrat–even the president? Decoupling Build Back Better from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework … Continue reading →

I’m terrible about sending out greeting cards, but nevertheless a number of forgiving types have sent me beautiful holiday cards with beautiful hand-written messages. I love ’em and I love you for sending ’em!

According to Village Preservation’s account of the City Council meeting last Wednesday councilmembers Chin and Rivera were fulsome in their praise and thanks to Speaker Johnson for his cooperation in advancing the Soho/Noho/Chinatown upzoning. Of course what they were really … Continue reading →